Siegfried Hottelmann: An Opportunistic Migrant, Part 1
Boss
1. Management Lessons - 1 Sure, why not All of a sudden, a tiger appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it! To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up... Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?
2. Management Lessons - 2 Well, why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings. They are packed with nutrients. The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fortnight, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree! Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there... I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree. But I haven’t got the energy
3. Management Lessons - 3 When the body was first made, all the parts wanted to be BOSS. The brain said, “I should be BOSS because I control the whole body’s responses and functions”. The feet said, “We should be the BOSS as we carry the brain about and get him to where he wants to go”. The hand said, “We should be the BOSS because we do all the work and earn all the money”. And so it went on and on with the heart, the lungs and the eyes until finally the asshole spoke up. All the parts laughed at the idea of the asshole being the BOSS. So the asshole went on strike, blocked itself up and refused to work. Within a short time the eyes became crossed, the hands clenched, the feet witched, the heart and the lungs began to panic and the brain fevered. Eventually, they all decided that the asshole should be the BOSS, so the motion was passed. All the other parts did all the work while the BOSS just sat and passed out the shit! You don’t need brains to be a BOSS- any asshole will do...
4. Management Lessons - 4 It was so cold, the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field 1. Not everyone who drops shit on you is your enemy 2. Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend 3. And when you are in deep shit, keep your mouth shut! A little bird was flying south for the winter. 1 While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out. He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy 2 A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him! 3
